'I don’t think the human body is something to be ashamed of!' Rooney Mara explains why she gets 'naked in every movie'

With her slender figure and doll-like features, Rooney Mara is a true Hollywood beauty.

So perhaps it is not surprising that directors are keen to get her to strip off in their films.

In a new interview the actress reveals that she sees nothing wrong with going nude, but insists 'there is a line'.

Rooney Mara on the cover of Interview magazine

Rooney filmed graphic sex scenes for her Oscar-nominated role as Lisbeth Sander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

'I certainly don’t want to be
involved in anything that is gratuitous, but I don’t think the human
body is something to be ashamed of,' she explained to Interviewmagazine.

'Every other person on the planet has the same parts as I do. So seeing them shouldn’t be a huge shock to most people.'

Despite her relaxed approach to nudity Rooney said she didn't deliberately seek out such roles.

'I just do what I’m told, when I’m told,' she told Steven Soderbergh, who questioned her.

But, she insisted: 'There is a line, though'.

Striking: Rooney poses in a black and white shot for the magazine Interview

Soderbergh, who directed Rooney in her new movie Side Effects, had joked that his star was 'naked in every movie'.

She explained in reply: 'When you
asked me to do reverse cowgirl with Channing [Tatum, who plays Mara’s
husband in Side Effects], I put my foot down.

'If the character should be nude in
the scene and it makes sense and I trust the person making the film—and I
regret my decision to trust you now that I know you more—then I don’t
see a problem with it.'

And despite her revelations Rooney insists she was not 'sexually promiscuous' as a young adult. Instead the 27-year-old reveals: 'I was pretty prude'.

Covergirl: Rooney is interviewed by director Steven Soderbergh in the latest edition of Interview magazine

Rooney's older sister is the actress Kate, and the young actress first started out as an extra in her movies.

She revealed to Soderbergh that her first bra was an old one of her sisters.

'She was really upset when my mom brought her home a training bra,' she explained. 'She didn’t want it, so I moseyed on over and picked it up.

'I was very eager to get boobs. It wasn’t until years later that the training bra would actually fit. I’ve regretted it ever since.'

Rooney also opens up about her favourite body part.

And the answer is somewhat surprising - her feet.

'They are just pretty great feet,' she said. 'They get me to where I need to be—usually on time. They don’t smell. They are a nice size. Long toes...'